Where does “tànkinakwsi” come from?
tànkinakwsi (Unami) comes from Unami -inakwsi, from Albanian -ësi, from Albanian -ës, from Albanian nxë, from Proto-Albanian džeina, from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- — ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...
tànkinakwsi (Unami): To seem small, to look short
Definitions
- To seem small, to look short
Ancestry of “tànkinakwsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unami | -inakwsi | To seem like; to look like one has a certain quality; for one to appear as if |
| 2 | Albanian | -ësi | indicates a state of being: -ism, -ness, -hood,... |
| 3 | Albanian | -ës | used to form agent nouns. -er |
| 4 | Albanian | nxë | I learn, study; I grasp, snatch; I fit |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | džeina | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰendʰ- | ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,... |